MusketFire.com: New England Patriots' Offense Needs to Avoid "Trap" Game

New England Patriots' Offense Needs to Avoid "Trap" Game

The New England Patriots kick-off week seven of the NFL 2014 season as they face-off against their division rival New York Jets on Thursday Night Football.  The Patriots are coming off back-to-back victories as they defeated Cincinnati 43-17 on an emotional Sunday night at Gillette Stadium and then went into Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park, NY and beat Buffalo decisively 37-22. Now they face a hungry Jets squad with just one win and five losses.



A short week. A desperate opponent with nothing to lose. A division rival who knows all of the Patriots’ strengths, weaknesses, and tendencies. The Patriots coming off two emotional wins and suffering a number of major injuries. It screams “trap game”.



So how do the Patriots avoid a letdown on offense Thursday night versus the Jets? Here are two ways to do it:

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